Gregg and Julie Curtis Cultivating Community Grant
The Good Earth Garden Center is honored to announce our Cultivating Community Grant, an annual legacy grant created as a tribute to the ongoing efforts of Gregg and Julie Curtis to nurture and help grow community in every aspect of their lives.
During their time as owners of The Good Earth Garden Center, these efforts were concentrated not only on educational gardening endeavors such as local school gardens but also in supporting programs dedicated to substance abuse recovery, hospice support, churches, addressing homelessness, recovery and rebuilding after domestic abuse, health initiatives, building a sustainable farm in Uganda as a way for an orphanage to support itself and many others.
Our 2024 recipient has been selected and will receive $10,000 in funds and we are committing to the award of $5,000 each year thereafter. Learn more about our first recipient in this post, including how you can join us in support of their efforts! Each annual grant will be given in full to one Arkansas non-profit organization in support of a program(s), event or facility focused on human connection through meaningful community enrichment, education and/or outreach.
- Applicant must be an Arkansas non-profit community or civic based organization in support of a program(s), event or facility focused on human connection through community enrichment, education and/or outreach.
- Applicant must include a project summary describing their innovative, forward thinking idea that needs seed funding to launch or continue, has a well thought out plan of action, outlines their impactful goal that aligns with Gregg and Julie Curtis’ focus on community investment, and long-term plan (including maintenance plan for garden or grounds improvement proposals).
- A representative from The Good Earth Garden Center will visit the project at some point, and will be capturing images of the project, talking with organization, communicating about the grant funded project status on marketing materials.
- Awardee must capture and provide images and updates of project implementation.
Funding Guidelines
- Have one staff member named as project director, who will also be the contact.
- Grant funds may only be used for the project defined in the project description and could include project materials, program supplies, promotion and publicity.
- Grant funds cannot be used for indirect costs or labor costs.
Final Reports
The grant recipient organization must submit a comprehensive report outlining project accomplishments, evaluation findings (if any), outcomes and detailed use of funds at the end of the awarding year.
Important Dates
Application deadline is May 30, 2024.
Organization notification is July 31, 2024.
Required completion date (if applicable) by June 15, 2025.
Prefer a paper application? You can download the application form below.